The Top 200 Electrical Distributors

PLEASE NOTE: The list as it appears here is slightly revised from the one that appeared in the print magazine. Wildcat Electric Supply, Houston, was left off the published list but has been added here at No. 146 and the rest of the list adjusted accordingly.

Rank

Company

Headquarters

2008 Revenue

Electrical employees

Locations

Senior Executive

1

International Electric Supply Corp. (IESC/Gexpro/Rexel)*

Dallas

6,469,000,000

8,818

635

C. Hartmann

2

WESCO Distribution Inc.*

Pittsburgh

5,970,280,000

6,300

397

R. Haley

3

Graybar Electric Co. Inc.*

St. Louis

5,400,000,000

8,100

222

R. Reynolds Jr.

4

Anixter Inc. (Anixter International)

Skokie, IL

3,742,960,000

8,645**

159

R. Eck

5

Sonepar USA*

Philadelphia

3,300,000,000

4,400

240

P. Klasing

6

Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc.

Westlake Village, CA

NA

6,160

562e

D. Bursch

7

W.W. Grainger Inc.

Lake Forest, IL

NA

NA

430

J. Ryan

8

Crescent Electric Supply Co.

East Dubuque, IL

1,034,432,340

1,600

125

M. Burbridge

9

HD Supply

Atlanta

NA

NA

63e

J. DeAngelo

10

Border States Industries Inc.

Fargo, ND

965,276,371

1,390

56

T. Miller

11

Mayer Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Birmingham, AL

678,240,000

904

57

W. Smith

12

Platt Electrical Supply Inc.

Beaverton, OR

NA

NA

99

H. Platt

13

Independent Electric Supply Inc.

San Carlos, CA

532,000,000

570

26

R. Snow

14

McNaughton McKay Electric Co.

Madison Heights, MI

507,000,000

785

21

D. Slominski Jr.

15

City Electric Supply (CES)

Orlando

NA

NA

478e

L. Dobon

16

State Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Huntington, WV

NA

705

40

A. Weisberg

17

Reynolds Co. , The

Fort Worth, TX

470,000,000

374

17

W. Reynolds

18

Dealers Electrical Supply Co.

Waco, TX

NA

710

59

S. Bracey

19

Wholesale Electric Supply Co. of Houston Inc.*

Houston

444,000,000

430

10

M. Rutland

20

North Coast Electric Co.

Seattle

417,000,000

644

35

R. Lemman

21

Kendall Electric Supply Co.

Battle Creek, MI

400,000,000

700

45

M. Ranly

22

Summit Electric Supply*

Albuquerque, NM

384,100,000

560

21

V. Jury Jr.

23

Kirby Risk Electrical Supply

Lafayette, IN

NA

486

38

J. Risk III/J. Burke

24

Elliott Electric Supply

Nacogdoches, TX

382,232,398

850

96

B. Elliott

25

Houston Wire & Cable

Houston

360,939,000

317

11

C. Sorrentino

26

Turtle & Hughes

Linden, NJ

355,376,348

350

9

S. Millard

27

WinWholesale

Dayton, OH

NA

4,120

551

R. Schwartz

28

Walters Wholesale Electric

Signal Hill, CA

295,500,000

470

23

J. Walter

29

OneSource Distributors LLC*

Oceanside, CA

289,000,000

290

13

R. Zamarripa

30

Steiner Electric Co.

Elk Grove, IL

NA

475

8

H. Kerman

31

Codale Electric Supply Inc.

Salt Lake City

235,485,000

254

11

D. Holt

32

Omni Cable Corp.

West Chester, PA

233,840,000

196

10

J. Siegfried

33

Van Meter Industrial

Cedar Rapids, IA

212,000,000

340

14

B. Boyer

34

Priority Wire & Cable Inc.

North Little Rock, AR

206,199,205

96

6

J. Newman

35

Industrial Electric Wire & Cable

New Berlin, WI

198,000,000

256

7

D. Nestingen

36

Eck Supply Co.

Richmond, VA

197,000,000

330

23

E. Eck III

37

ECHO Electric Supply

Council Bluffs, IA

NA

300

16

M. Lane/J. Franken

38

Werner Electric Supply Co.

Neenah, WI

192,950,000

346

11

L. MacDonald

39

Gresco Utility Supply Inc.

Forsyth, GA

NA

NA

5

J. Thorne

40

A. E. Petsche Co. Inc.

Arlington, TX

185,000,000

225

7

G. Davidson

41

United Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Wilmington, DE

180,948,044

302

16

T. Cloud

42

Rumsey Electric Co.

Conshohocken, PA

178,000,000

265

11

G. Lihota

43

Colonial Electric Supply

King of Prussia, PA

175,000,000

300

16

S. Bellwoar

44

3e Electrical Engineering & Equipment Co.

Windsor Heights, IA

NA

NA

8

J. Stroud

45

QED Inc.

Las Vegas, NV

171,214,031

214

12

D. Stauffer

46

Dominion Electric Supply Co.

Arlington, VA

170,000,000

260

8

R. Sharlin

47

Stoneway Electric Supply

Spokane, WA

169,498,679

237

15

C. Kelly

48

Dakota Supply Group Inc.

Fargo, ND

NA

NA

16

T. Kumm

49

Kriz-Davis Co.

Grand Island, NE

167,661,127

218

13

D. Cornette

50

Shepherd Electric Supply

Baltimore

166,131,483

208

4

C. Vogel

51

Rural Electric Supply Cooperative (RESCO)

Middleton, WI

NA

NA

6

V. Graybill

52

Standard Electric Co.

Saginaw, MI

NA

NA

21

L. Weber

53

Butler Supply Inc.

Fenton, MO

NA

215

29

J. Duda

54

Wholesale Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Texarkana, TX

NA

NA

22

B. McCulloch

55

Springfield Electric Supply Co.

Springfield, IL

132,442,063

240

12

M. Barker

56

Teche Electric Supply LLC

Lafayette, LA

NA

NA

17

B. Hays

57

Werner Electric Supply (of Minnesota)

Cottage Grove, MN

125,500,000

200

7

K. Powell

58

Minarik Corp.

Glendale, CA

NA

30

16

J. Hegel

59

NEDCO Supply

Las Vegas

125,000,000

NA

1

M. Winard

60

Horizon Solutions

Rochester, NY

123,995,175

218

7

J. Newton

61

Hite Co. , The

Altoona, PA

120,864,000

250

21

T. Lawhead/ L. Hite

62

Billows Electric

Philadelphia

120,000,000

230

15

J. Billow

63

French Gerleman

Maryland Heights, MO

119,943,000

220

5

W. French

64

Western Extralite

Kansas City, MO

118,000,000

240

17

T. Isenberg

65

Utility Supply & Service (Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. )

Georgetown, TX

115,000,000

55

12

J. Andrews

66

Cooperative Electric Energy Utility Supply (CEE-US)

West Columbia, SC

NA

NA

1

D. McCord

67

Stanion Wholesale Electric Co. Inc.

Pratt, KS

114,088,997

221

17

W. Keller

68

Revere Electric Supply Co.

Chicago

NA

NA

2

P. McCool

69

Electric Supply Inc.

Tampa, FL

107,500,000

132

1

G. Adams Jr.

70

United Utility Supply

Louisville, KY

105,000,000

46

6

R. Sheets

71

NESCO/Needham Electric Supply

Canton, MA

103,000,000

180

19

G. Wilson

72

Central Supply Co.

Indianapolis

NA

NA

4

G. Burt

73

Electrical Equipment Co.

Raleigh, NC

101,184,000

229

11

T. Lawson

74

Main Electric Supply Co.

Irvine, CA

101,000,000

140

5

S. Germann

75

Granite City Electric

Quincy, MA

100,241,000

165

21

S. Helle

76

Becker Electric Supply

Dayton, OH

100,000,000

230

12

T. Becker

77

Benfield Electric Supply Co. Inc.

White Plains, NY

100,000,000

150

4

D. McLaughlin

78

Broken Arrow Electric Supply

Broken Arrow, OK

98,200,000

131

5

B. Garner

79

J. H. Larson Electrical Co.

Plymouth, MN

NA

NA

8

G. Pahl

80

Facility Solutions Group Lighting

Austin, TX

95,000,000

250

14

W. Graham

81

Hill Country Electric Supply

Austin, TX

94,000,000

7

S. Schieffer

82

Schaedler Yesco Distribution Inc.

Harrisburg, PA

92,900,000

160

11

J. Schaedler

83

Villa Lighting Supply

St. Louis

92,000,000

81

1

J. Villa

84

PEPCO (Professional Electric Products Co. )

Eastlake, OH

90,000,000

NA

3

J. Borkey

85

Regency Lighting

Van Nuys, CA

88,344,955

270

7

R. Regenstreif

86

Yale Electrical Supply Co. Inc.

Lebanon, PA

88,297,662

250

10

M. Bucci

87

Cape Electrical Supply

Cape Girardeau, MO

NA

160

20

A. Toole

88

Richards Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Cincinnati, OH

88,200,000

143

5

I. Misrach

89

Tri State Utility Products Inc.

Marietta, GA

87,000,000

31

3

W. Patterson

90

Electrical Wholesale Supply Co. of Utah Inc.

Salt Lake City

NA

NA

8

R. Gardner

91

Key Electrical Supply (of IES)

Houston

NA

NA

2

M. Richardson

92

Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc.

Little Rock, AR

84,500,000

45

2

G. Voigt

93

Shealy Electrical Wholesalers Inc.

Columbia, SC

83,944,000

153

7

W. DeLoache

94

Western United Electric Supply

Brighton, CO

82,362,000

27

1

M. Prom

95

Brownstown Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Brownstown, IN

NA

100

5

G. Deck

96

Electrical Distributors Inc.

Charlotte, NC

77,634,000

99

6

B. Spear

97

Windy City Wire

Bolingbrook, IL

76,000,000

120

8

R. Galgano

98

Madison Electric Co.

Warren, MI

75,801,888

142

10

J. Schneider

99

Schwing Electrical Supply Corp.

Farmingdale, NY

NA

NA

7

P. Schwing

100

Power & Telephone Supply Co.

Memphis, TN

NA

NA

11

J. Pentecost

101

American Electric Supply Inc.

Corona, CA

69,415,326

102

1

M. Pratt

102

Stokes Electric Co.

Knoxville, TN

NA

NA

4

D. Frazer

103

Sunrise Electric Supply

Addison, IL

68,000,000

67

1

R. Landgren

104

Fromm Electric Supply of Reading

Reading, PA

67,000,000

135

12

M. Fromm

105

Standard Electric Supply Co.

Milwaukee, WI

66,500,000

133

12

L. Stern

106

Electrical Distributors Co.

San Jose, CA

66,455,195

118

5

C. Lehmann III

107

Hunzicker Brothers Inc.

Oklahoma City, OK

NA

106

6

M. Lockard III

108

Frost Electric Supply Co.

Maryland Heights, MO

65,000,000

120

6

J. Frost

109

Central Wholesale Electrical Distributors Inc.

Livermore, CA

NA

NA

8

K. Hansen

110

Alameda Electrical Distributors Inc.

Hayward, CA

63,669,000

126

7

R. LaRue

111

Treadway Electric Co. Inc.

Little Rock, AR

63,600,000

178

15

T. Rogers

112

Leff Electric

Brooklyn Heights, OH

63,281,000

106

10

B. Leff

113

Tacoma Electric Supply

Tacoma, WA

63,000,000

79

4

C. Silva

114

JCH Wire & Cable Inc.

N. Las Vegas, NV

NA

NA

1

J. Hinshaw

115

Power Line Supply

Reed City, MI

NA

95

7

M. Bigford

116

Evergreen Oak Electric Supply and Sales

Crestwood, IL

NA

NA

6

B. Kramer

117

City Lighting Products Co.

St. Louis

NA

NA

4

L. Hohl

118

Granite Electrical Supply

Sacramento, CA

60,000,000

75

6

A. Russello

119

Crum Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Casper, WY

59,319,000

101

10

D. Crum

120

Womack Electric & Supply Co. Inc.

Danville, VA

NA

126

17

B. Herring

121

Warshauer Electric Supply

Tinton Falls, NJ

57,500,000

125

5

J. Warshauer

122

International Electrical Sales Corp.

Miami

57,000,000

32

1

C. Pino, J. Bravo & R. Bernstein

123

Seattle Lighting Fixture (Dolan Northwest llc)

Seattle

NA

NA

8

D. McKee

124

Fletcher-Reinhardt Co.

Bridgeton, MO

NA

NA

3

J. Reinhardt

125

Ace Wire & Cable Co Inc.

Woodside, NY

NA

NA

2

J. Firestone

126

Inline Electric Supply Co.

Huntsville, AL

55,000,000

93

7

B. Summerville

127

Munro Dist Co Inc.

Fall River, MA

55,000,000

94

7

S. Munro

128

Voss Lighting

Lincoln, NE

55,000,000

200

16

M. Voss

129

South Dade Electrical Supply

Miami

54,180,000

88

1

D. Elliott

130

General Pacific Inc.

Portland, OR

54,100,000

29

2

R. Hall

131

Denney Electric Supply

Ambler, PA

52,400,000

129

8

B. Denney

132

Peninsular Electric Distributors

West Palm Beach, FL

52,300,000

66

1

J. Larmoyeux

133

Electro-Matic Products Inc.

Farmington Hills, MI

NA

NA

3

J. Baker

134

Grove-Madsen Industries

Reno, NV

NA

55

2

M. Madsen

135

Lowe Electric Supply Co.

Macon, GA

51,000,000

96

8

J. Kinman

136

Maltby Electric Supply

San Francisco

51,000,000

64

4

J. Maltby

137

Buckles-Smith

San Jose, CA

50,119,340

90

7

A. Cook

138

Wolff Brothers Supply Inc.

Medina, OH

48,423,000

130

10

H. Wolff

139

B & K Electric Wholesale

City of Industry, CA

48,000,000

110

9

K. Ellison

140

Electrical Supplies Inc.

Miami

47,300,000

80

4

F. Segal

141

Advance Electrical Supply Co. Inc.

Chicago

47,222,590

70

3

S. Anixter

142

Mid-Island Electrical Sales Corp.

Commack, NY

NA

69

3

W. Wesch Jr.

143

I. G. Federal Electrical Supply Corp.

Long Island City, NY

46,000,000

51

1

M. Berger

144

Mars Electric Co.

Willoughby, OH

45,800,000

94

10

M. Doris

145

CBT

Cincinnati

45,000,000

114

2

J. Stahl Jr.

146

Wildcat Electric Supply Ltd.

Houston, TX

43,896,000

72

2

K. Hessemer

147

Allied Wire & Cable Inc.

Collegeville, PA

NA

NA

8

D. Flynn

148

Steven Engineering Inc.

S. San Francisco, CA

NA

NA

2

K. Walter

149

Electric Supply & Equipment Co.

Greensboro, NC

42,655,000

72

3

J. McCormick

150

Independent Electric Supply

Somerville, MA

NA

NA

4

D. Gray

151

Swift Electrical Supply Co. Inc.

Teterboro, NJ

42,500,000

90

4

A. Sodora Jr.

152

K/E Electric Supply Corp

Mount Clemens, MI

NA

NA

4

R. Kuchenmeister

153

Zeller Corp.

Rochester, NY

NA

NA

4

G. Haseley

154

Harry Cooper Supply

Springfield, MO

40,000,000

NA

3

S. Reagan

155

Rockingham Electrical Supply Co. Inc.

Newington, NH

NA

NA

10

J. Pender Jr.

156

E. Sam Jones Distributor Inc.

Atlanta

39,500,000

110

6

P. Jones

157

BJ Electric Supply Inc.

Madison, WI

NA

NA

3

K. Topp

158

Gaffney-Kroese Electrical Supply Corp.

Rahway, NJ

NA

NA

8

C. Kroese

159

Griffith Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Trenton, NJ

NA

60

4

B. Goodwin

160

Dickman Supply Inc.

Sidney, OH

38,800,000

57

3

T. Geise

161

Argo International Corp.

New York

38,516,135

83

9

J. SantaCroce

162

Hunt Electric Supply

Burlington, NC

38,000,000

70

8

S. Hunt IV

163

Mid-Coast Electric Supply Inc.

Victoria, TX

37,951,830

70

5

T. Barker

164

Tri State Supply Co. Inc.

Washington, PA

37,100,000

55

4

J. Vanzandt

165

Idlewood Electric Supply Inc.

Highland Park, IL

36,800,000

96

3

B. Lansing

166

Medler Electric Co.

Alma, MI

36,537,697

103

14

R. Heine

167

Connexion

Buffalo Grove, IL

35,000,000

35

1

D. Rosenstein

168

Robinson Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Meridian, MS

NA

71

9

B. Robinson

169

Wabash Electric Supply Inc.

Wabash, IN

NA

NA

6

J. Forrester

170

Electro-Wire Inc.

Wood Dale, IL

NA

NA

3

M. Hamano

171

Raymond de Steiger Inc.

Sterling Heights, MI

NA

64

4

P. de Steiger

172

Active Electrical Supply Co.

Chicago

NA

NA

3

H. Fox

173

Franklin Electric Co.

Moorestown, NJ

32,414,000

58

2

W. Walker III

174

Caniff Electric Supply

Hamtramck, MI

32,000,000

31

1

D. Bemis

175

Central Electric Supply Ltd

North Charleston, SC

NA

NA

1

N. Grey

176

Diversified Supply Inc.

Chattanooga, TN

NA

NA

4

D. Anderson

177

Mid-West Wholesale Lighting

Los Angeles

31,000,000

35

1

A. Frandzel

178

West Virginia Electric Supply Co.

Huntington, WV

31,000,000

88

9

M. Colker

179

Nelson Electric Supply Co. Inc.

Racine, WI

NA

NA

3

T. Leuenberger

180

Gallant & Wein Corp.

Long Island City, NY

30,000,000

38

2

S. Gruman

181

Hartford Electric Supply Co. Inc. (HESCO)

Rocky Hill, CT

30,000,000

58

1

B. DePasquale

182

Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply Co.

Rochester, NY

NA

36

1

A. Kovalksy

183

Allied Wholesale Electrical Supply Inc.

Indianapolis

29,464,573

29

3

R. McCurdy

184

Williams Supply

Roanoke, VA

NA

NA

7

T. Moody

185

Hein Electric Supply

Brookfield, WI

NA

NA

9

C. Stoming

186

Nu-Lite Electrical Wholesalers Inc.

Harahan, LA

NA

NA

6

F. Corales

187

City Electric Co.

Syracuse, NY

NA

NA

7

S. Rosencrans

188

KJ Electric Corp.

Syracuse, NY

NA

NA

6

K. Jacobs

189

Advance Electrical and Industrial Supply

Norcross, GA

26,660,890

25

1

M. Stovall & D. Purvis

190

Interstate Electrical Supply Inc.

Columbus, GA

26,177,011

70

4

J. Tinkler

191

Columbia Electric Supply Inc.

Brockton, MA

NA

NA

4

G. Murphy

192

Candela Corp.

Irvine, CA

25,000,000

70

3

M. Tinney

193

Loeb Electric Co.

Columbus, OH

NA

NA

7

C. Loeb

194

Feldman Brothers Electrical Supply Co.

Paterson, NJ

NA

NA

1

E. Feldman

195

Kansas City Electrical Supply

Lenexa, KS

24,273,951

43

2

J. Jones

196

Lasalle Electric Supply

Livonia, MI

23,850,000

24

1

J. Gatward

197

Midtown Electric Supply Corp.

New York

23,841,930

55

1

M. Gold

198

Bell Electrical Supply

Santa Clara, CA

23,000,000

40

2

B. Schraga

199

Wholesale Supply Group Inc.

Cleveland, TN

22,389,493

300

37

L. Rogers

200

Parrish-Hare Electrical Supply

Dallas

NA

45

4

P. Hare

201

West-Lite Supply Co. Inc.

Cerritos, CA

18,426,393

54

5

G. Haverland

NA - not available e - estimate * all data for North America ** worldwide